First in a series of prose snapshots of a day in my homeschooling life. This is just one view of an ideal Monday. Some Mondays involve meditation before breakfast. Others … Continue reading Homeschool – A Day in the Life: Monday
When I was a kid in military housing in California I could walk to school, a movie theater, a fast-food place, the commissary and the exchange (basically a grocery store … Continue reading Your Walkable Neighborhood
I made French toast for the kids for breakfast today. (I didn’t take a photo. Sorry, I’m off my game this week. The photo to the right is someone else’s … Continue reading French Toast: A Moment of Cute
This is my photographic response to a recent photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Color
Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America by Tanner Colby My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found Some of My Best Friends … Continue reading Some of My Best Friends Are Black by Tanner Colby
This is my photographic response to a recent photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: A Day in My Life
The first day of each month, I’m posting a summary of what I read the previous month and what I plan to read in the coming month. I would love … Continue reading Bookends: March 2013
For my last “Another Voice on Homeschooling” post for this month, I’m sharing a post from Mindful Homeschooler, an online, self-described “primarily secular” homeschooling magazine. Mindful Homeschooler brings together posts about … Continue reading Another Voice on Homeschooling – Mindful Homeschooler
In Part I, I gave an overview of our homeschooling lives. In Part II, I provided information about the materials we use and how we chose them. In Part III, I … Continue reading Homeschool – A Day in the Life, Part IV: Socialization
My friend Linda shared with me two TED talks by Brené Brown, one about vulnerability and one about shame. I listened to both while my daughter read in her room and my … Continue reading Vulnerability and Shame
Last week, danamelana commented on my post about curriculum. This led me to her homeschooling blog and her page about why her family homeschools. I decided to share this page … Continue reading Another Voice on Homeschooling – Homeschool Planet
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate My rating: 4 of 5 stars “I like colorful tales with black beginnings and stormy middles and cloudless blue-sky endings. But any … Continue reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Imperfect Happiness 